Tula, Russia — Beyond the medals, the 20th Asian Schools Chess Championships marked an important step in the development of young chess talent. Performances in the standard competition produced international title norms, direct titles and title qualifications conditional on reaching the required rating.

The championships, held from 1 to 11 October 2026, provided a platform for players across six age groups to compete on the international stage. The title-achievement list recognises 27 players: two norm recipients, eight direct-title recipients and 17 players with rating-conditional title qualifications.

Russia’s Aleksey Prokhorov achieved an International Master (IM) norm following his Boys Under 17 standard gold medal. Uliana Dudkina, also of Russia, achieved a Woman International Master (WIM) norm after winning Girls Under 17 standard gold. These norms represent progress towards the respective titles.

The direct-title list includes three Woman FIDE Master (WFM) recipients, four Woman Candidate Master (WCM) recipients and one Candidate Master (CM) recipient. A further 17 players qualified for titles upon reaching the specified rating: one for FM at 2100, seven for WCM at 1800 and nine for CM at 2000.

Title Norms

Two players achieved norms towards the IM and WIM titles.

Direct WFM Titles

Woman FIDE Master title recipients.

Direct WCM Titles

Woman Candidate Master title recipients.

Direct CM Title

Candidate Master title recipient.

FM Qualification — Rating 2100

The following player qualifies for the FIDE Master title upon reaching a rating of 2100.

WCM Qualifications — Rating 1800

The following players qualify for the Woman Candidate Master title upon reaching a rating of 1800.

CM Qualifications — Rating 2000

The following players qualify for the Candidate Master title upon reaching a rating of 2000.

Celebrating the Next Generation

The Asian Chess Federation congratulates the players on these achievements and recognises the dedication of their coaches, families and national federations. Their performances in Tula demonstrate the promise of the next generation of chess players.

Full championship results and further photographs are available on the official winners page and in the official photo albums.

Title-achievement information supplied by the Asian Chess Federation. Player names, federation details, FIDE IDs and standard medal results were checked against the official tournament profiles and winners pages. Photos: official championship website. Norms and rating-conditional qualifications are distinguished from direct titles.